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SAMUEL BARBER, OF SOUTH BRUNSVICK, NEIV JERSEY.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 26,158, dated November 22, 1859.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, SAMUEL BARBER, of South Brunswick, in the county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in IVashing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure l, represents a plan view of my machine showing the dash board thrown forward. Fig. 2, shows a vertical cross section of the machine with the dasher and the parts for operating the same in two positions.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two ligures.

My invention is an improvement in the adjustment of a washing machine so as to adapt it to the various articles to be washed, by adjusting the dash board to or from the surface of the box at the same time giving, by a peculiar adjustment of the swinging frame, a greater or less sweep to the dashboard, and accomplishing these objects in a very simple, cheap and eHicient manner without rendering the parts liable to derangement under all ordinary usage.

My invention consists first, in the employment of a segmental extension guide piece attached to the frame of the dash board and operated by a friction roller attached to a hand lever so that the motion of the frame can be regulated, and the pivot of the lever placed to its least possible working distance from the fulcrum; and it also consists in regulating the dash board by means of a segmental rack extending from the top and in rear ofthe dash board and a pin passing down through a cross-tie of the swinging frame into the teeth of said rack all as hereinafter set forth.

A, represents the box or tub mounted on legs B, B. On each side of this box are vertical standa'rds C, C, which support the swinging frame D. E, is a cross-tie fixed in said frame and F, is a similar one into which the dash board has its bearings. It also has a head H, projecting out in front of the frame which assists in the operation of washing out the dirt from the clothes.

The dash board has a bead I, formed on its bottom which lits into a socket in the cross piece F. The top of this board G, has a serrated arc J, projecting out from behind which arc is for the purpose of adjusting the dash board by means of a pin L, passing down through cross bar F, and into the serrations, so that by removing said pin the dash board can be inclined more or less to the front side of the wash box and then fixed rigidly in its place by again inserting the pin. By these means the dash board can be made to assume any position found best adapted to the cleansing of either large or small garments.

The frame D, is operated by a lever N, which is pivoted to the inside of the box A, at a, and curved as shown by Fig. 2, of the drawings. This lever has on one side, and as near as possible to the pivot a, a friction roller P, which works in a curved extension guide R, adjustable in the bar E, so as to be lengthened or shortened at pleasure by removing the pin b, which passes through holes in the tenon of the guide for fixing it in any desired position. The effect of adjusting this extension guide, is to admit of a greater or less sweep to the swinging frame and dash board and thereby the rubber may be brought to press upon the clothes in the tub with greater or less power. IVhen the extension. guide is drawn out to its fullest extent a block c', is placed between the shoulders of the guide and the bar E, for giving it strength and for steadying it in its operation. l

The operation of washing with this machine is as follows: The clothes are placed in front of the dash board and a sufcient quantity of water being supplied to them motion is then given to the swinging frame by the lever N, and the dirt separated from the clothes by a pressing action instead of rubbing the dasher striking the clothes and compressing them against the side of the wash box; and by this constant agitation and compression of the garments the dirt is readily separated from them without injury to the fabric, which is not the case when rubbers are employed. When it is necessary to wash small articles, the top wash board is adjusted farther forward and the guide B, extended so that the frame will have a greater sweep and the dash board 2. The arrangement with the above of the 10 Will be brought to act With greater force serrated arc J, on top 0f the dash board G, (d. upon the articles in the tub. for adjusting the inclination of said board,

What I claIm as my invention and desire for the purposes and in the manner specified. 5 to secure by etters Patent isl. The combination with7 lever N, for op- SAMUEL BARBER erating the frame D, of a curved extension lVitnesses: guide R, for adjusting the frame in the man- R. S. SPENCER, ner herein above set forth; and, l WM. TUSCH. 

